Alexandra Robbins

Driverless cars, sure to stymie road-ragers are heading for some surprising applications, and a big milestone this weekend. On Saturday, March 13, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is sponsoring its Grand Challenge, an open-entry race between autonomous cars driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas within 10 hours for a $1 million prize. […]

The rise in home wireless networks has apparently spawned a new variety of Peeping Toms. In an October study on home-networking trends by wireless-gateway provider 2Wire, 44 percent of home Wi-Fi users admit they would peek at their neighbors wireless networks if given the opportunity. Some 21 percent can see their neighbors wireless networks, and […]